Lot 34 A
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A five-case roironuri ground inro

SIGNED TATSUKE TAKAMASU, EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY)

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A five-case roironuri ground inro
Signed Tatsuke Takamasu, Edo Period (late 18th Century)
Decorated in gold and iroe hiramakie and togidashie, with a design from an ukiyo-e print of a beautifully clad lady reading, a suzuribako beside her and seated below a hanging scroll with Daruma leaning out of it trying to read over her shoulder, nashiji interiors and coral bead ojime, some rubbing and minute chips to inner rims
3¾in. (9.7cm.) long
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Lot Essay

Tatsuke Takamasu worked in Edo in the second half of the 18th century. He continued the family practice of producing inro in unusual shapes, such as the one, formerly in the Kroch collection, in the shape of a mokugyo bell. Besides lacquering inro, Takamasu also did netsuke and combs.
He was most famous for his multi-coloured togidashie lacquering.

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